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-Excerpt from The Boston Globe, October 2, 1990

DEMOCRAT SILBER, REPUBLICAN WELD LOCKED IN TIGHT RACE FOR GOVERNOR

"...with the gubernatorial election barely a week away, neither candidate has been able to break away in the polls. Silber's early lead has been whittled away due to a combination of factors, from his own gaffes to Massachusetts' worsening economic condition..."

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Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1990:
Incumbent Governor Michael Dukakis (D) retired

John Silber (D) - 49.1%
William Weld (R) - 47.7%
Other - 3.2%

John Robert Silber has been elected as 68th Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. His term begins on January 3rd, 1991...

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-Interview with United States Attorney General William Weld, 2004

"No, I didn't win my first election, but you can never let that kind of stuff get to you. Besides, it's not like I completely bombed, you know, Salt Lake City Olympics-style."

(Weld and his interviewer share a laugh, though the Attorney General would be criticized for his "off-the-cuff" remark.)
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